A job interview is one of the most stressful situations imaginable for many people, just pipped to the post by your driving test and your Leaving Certificate examinations.
The panel across the table can very quickly start to look like a firing squad and there’s nothing worse than being asked where you see yourself in five years time when all you can really picture is making it through the next five minutes.
Preparation is the key to success though, so this list of the ten most difficult questions to get from prospective employers, derived from a survey of 2,000 people by the Association of Accounting Technicians, may prove useful in your next quest.
If you’ve ever been asked number three or number seven and managed to answer with a straight face, we salute you.
1. What are your weaknesses?
2. Describe yourself in three words
3. If you were a fruit or vegetable what would you be and why?
4. Why should we choose you for this role?
5. Describe a time when you have failed
6. What are your strengths?
7. If you were a flavour of ice cream, what would you be and why?
8. What has been your greatest achievement?
9. Why did you apply for this job?
10. How will you contribute to the team?
